The Beaufort County Council in South Carolina approved a ban on plastic bags, according to The Post and Courier.
What happened?
On June 8, Beaufort County Council voted 7-4 on the final reading of an ordinance amendment that bans plastic checkout bags of any thickness, The Post and Courier revealed. In their place, stores will have to provide paper bags or reusable fabric bags with stitched handles.
The paper noted the new language adds to a countywide ban adopted in 2018. It blocked thin plastic bags but still left room for thicker ones sold as reusable.
The revised ordinance also extends to other takeout items. It bans Styrofoam food containers and allows plastic straws and cutlery to be given out only when customers ask for them…